On the Agenda – Week 1, 2019

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4 januari 2019 | This week's On the Agenda with higher education as an American export product, the rise of multi-disciplinary education in Asia, how a no deal Brexit can seriously threaten UK universities and all on Brazil where Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as president.

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Take 1 –Education

“One of America’s Most Vital Exports, Education, Never Goes Abroad, but It Still Faces Threats” by BROOK LARMER via NYT https://t.co/TPzeqK12Zo

“The long-held belief that Asian students & parents would not see value in a multi-disciplinary education has been overturned, as institutions like @NUSingapore & @AshokaUniv showed steady increase in enrolments,”Aniha Brar, Deputy Dean, @yifp.

The disbelief of climate change and racism rest on the same foundation: an attack on observable reality, on science. If there is any idea that we destabilize this new year, then let it be this foundation of disbelief. My latest @TheAtlantic. https://t.co/IJo3zUQ5gi